Solacers
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Arion Golmakani |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | fiction |
| Publisher | RedCornPoppy Books |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print paperback Digital eBook |
| Pages | 297 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-615-44526-7 (Paperback edition) ISBN 978-0-615-48042-8 (eBook edition) |
| LC Class | LCCN: 2012903463 |
Solacers is a 2012 fiction[1][2] written by Iranian[3] author Arion Golmakani.[4] The book is a first-person narrative about an abandoned boy growing up on the streets in 1960s Iran, before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.[1]
Awards
2012 Finalist Nonfiction, William Saroyan International Prize for Writing- Stanford University Libraries.[5][1]
Other editions
In 2013 Solacers was translated into Persian, by Shadi Hamedi, as Alireza and German as Beraubte Wut.
Reception
References
- ^ a b c Solacers: a fiction. Red Poppy Corn Books. 2011. ISBN 978-0-615-44526-7 – via Stanford Libraries.
- ^ Haven, Cynthia (August 1, 2012). "Authors Daniel Orozco, Elisabeth Tova Bailey win Stanford's 2012 Saroyan Prize for Writing". Google Docs. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Arion Golmakani". Authors. Tantor Media. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ پیام, امیر (December 2014). "چمدان: 'پدرم مادرم را به داخل کانال پرت کرد'". BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Winners and finalists 2012". William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Stanford University. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Review of Arion Golmakani's SOLACERS". ANTHONY R. CARDNO. June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Ackland, Karen (July 20, 2011). "Review of Solacers". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved October 24, 2023.